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for many years, every year, the mothers against drunk driving gave massachusetts a "f" on our laws. we have personal injury lawyers in our legislature and they refuse to have any changes that would cut off the cash cow of all these people who drink, drive, get arrested, and get off. they're are numerous people who've been arrested for drunk driving 10, 12 times in a row. they are time bombs waiting to go off and we have 200 people a year getting killed by drunk drivers. think about that. over 200 people a year. many more are being injured by drunk drivers. you'd think about the misery caused by that problem and it touches thousands and thousands across the commonwealth each year. we have never change the laws to make them stricter. i finally met an amazing family. their daughter, melody, was a 13-year-old girl who got run over by a drunk driver in. daylight when she was coming back from a birthday party as a cheerleader. she was a lovely and sweet young girl. she was there young child. a woman had too many drinks at lunch and was a repeat drunk driver. she ran her over and killed he
for many years, every year, the mothers against drunk driving gave massachusetts a "f" on our laws. we have personal injury lawyers in our legislature and they refuse to have any changes that would cut off the cash cow of all these people who drink, drive, get arrested, and get off. they're are numerous people who've been arrested for drunk driving 10, 12 times in a row. they are time bombs waiting to go off and we have 200 people a year getting killed by drunk drivers. think about...
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senator from massachusetts. while she greatly regrets she cannot be with us tonight, she sent us a video instead. please note that this video was taped before the events of the government shutdown. [laughter] evening and thank you to the grimke event planning committee for inviting me to join you tonight. could be with you in person but we are going to have to settle for this video. i'm glad to be here to mark the anniversary of angelina grimke's historic speech to the massachusetts general assembly and the 20,000 massachusetts women who joined her position -- petition to end slavery. it is an incredible time to celebrate the legacy of courageous women in the abolitionist movement. their efforts grew into the fight for suffrage and for equal rights. is also aersary reminder of the powerful impact we can have one we make our voices heard and we stand up for what we believe in. i never planned to get into politics. i spent pretty much my whole career as a teacher and as a law professor. i talked bankruptcy and did
senator from massachusetts. while she greatly regrets she cannot be with us tonight, she sent us a video instead. please note that this video was taped before the events of the government shutdown. [laughter] evening and thank you to the grimke event planning committee for inviting me to join you tonight. could be with you in person but we are going to have to settle for this video. i'm glad to be here to mark the anniversary of angelina grimke's historic speech to the massachusetts general...
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in maine, massachusetts and rhode island is against the law for stores to be open in thanksgiving things to puritan inspired blue laws. heather: i was not aware of that. happy thanksgiving to you as well. jamie: a powerful storm hitting the northwest and northeast. we're going to go live to the weather center to let you know what you can expect today. heather: and the comment of the century. thhistory don't want to miss. >> this is floyd hopson. i'm currently deployed in southwest asia. i want to send a special shout out to my family and friends back home in memphis, tennessee. i love you all, i'm having a great time, shout out to my mom, shout out to my sisters and brothers, love you all. i will see you soon. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] with five perfectly sweetened whole grains... you can't help but see the good. jamie: heavy snow and rain slammed the midwest and northeast this week. what is going on today? in the fox extreme weather center. >> the storm is gone. we had it yesterday, made things a little difficult for some people to get home. but take a look at it now, the cold fr
in maine, massachusetts and rhode island is against the law for stores to be open in thanksgiving things to puritan inspired blue laws. heather: i was not aware of that. happy thanksgiving to you as well. jamie: a powerful storm hitting the northwest and northeast. we're going to go live to the weather center to let you know what you can expect today. heather: and the comment of the century. thhistory don't want to miss. >> this is floyd hopson. i'm currently deployed in southwest asia. i...
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kennedy's a sustainable hero and david mccullough, our great historian from massachusetts, like john f. kennedy was talking about the heroism of kennedy. i say that because after his death there was a lot of camelot literature, books by ted sorenson building up kennedy and other books came out of a different generation very critical of his personal life. but now on the 50th anniversary, not only is he coming off as a sustainable hero, the amount of love, the outpouring from love from all over america, its bipartisan and spirit. david reading those words reminds you kennedy was the greatest orator of the 20th century. you could chisel so many speeches into marble and monuments. now there's another new monument in dallas as of today. >> gerald posner, as you reflect and we get ready for the flyover to recall and to honor the memory of the president of the united states, president john f. kennedy, this is a special moment for the city of dallas itself where this terrible tragedy occurred 50 years ago this hour. >> yeah, absolutely, wolf. dallas did it self very proud today with some ser
kennedy's a sustainable hero and david mccullough, our great historian from massachusetts, like john f. kennedy was talking about the heroism of kennedy. i say that because after his death there was a lot of camelot literature, books by ted sorenson building up kennedy and other books came out of a different generation very critical of his personal life. but now on the 50th anniversary, not only is he coming off as a sustainable hero, the amount of love, the outpouring from love from all over...
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the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i want to thank the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, for giving me the time. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i rise in strong, strong opposition to this closed rule and to the underlying bill. in is effort number 46, by my count, to gut the affordable care act. now, before i discuss the problems with the underlying bill, let me address just so the record is clear the latest example of lousy process foisted upon this house by the republican leadership. the bill before us today would make sweeping and significant changes to the affordable care act and thus to the nation's health care system. it would profoundly affect the lives of millions of americans. up end the individual market and add confusion and uncertainty into an already complicated situation. so how many hearings did the republicans hold on this bill? zero. let me repeat that. zero. how many expert witnesses did they call? z
the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i want to thank the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, for giving me the time. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i rise in strong, strong opposition to this closed rule and to the underlying bill. in is effort number 46, by my count, to gut the affordable care act. now, before i discuss the problems with the underlying bill, let me address just...
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as secretary sebelius said .3% in massachusetts. 1 1/2% of the federal level. goal of 7 million. that is not a relevant comparison. relevant comparison happen in march. we need new focus on not the week to week and day-to-day, to date. >> professor, quickly, what do you make of roughly all most four times people enrolling in medicaid than -- than purchasing with or without subsidies, the approximately sees from the -- policies from exchanges. >> we had a program that was free, got higher enrollment than the program people had to pay. people soon up for what its free first. once again as the deadline approaches for the mandate. people rush in, healthy people coming in towards the march 31st date. >> e.j.dion, democrats listening to the professor, professor gruber here tonight, democrats in the house are not staying calm about this. >> i thought finally, republicans in disarray had replaced the old democrats in disarray stories. but it looks like we're become to the old story. the president did say what the president said. and there was no, there were no kind of qualifications. he
as secretary sebelius said .3% in massachusetts. 1 1/2% of the federal level. goal of 7 million. that is not a relevant comparison. relevant comparison happen in march. we need new focus on not the week to week and day-to-day, to date. >> professor, quickly, what do you make of roughly all most four times people enrolling in medicaid than -- than purchasing with or without subsidies, the approximately sees from the -- policies from exchanges. >> we had a program that was free, got...
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npilgrims saw it coming in maybe main and massachusetts and rhode island. it is against the law for stores to be open on thanksgiving thanks to purittan blue laws. >> i am down with the stores closed on thanksgiving. it is enough already. >> really, sourcely? >> why are you surprised? >> fro enterprise. >> people should be at home with their families. that is my little prospect and not the law on this. >> thinking of capitalism and fro markets and letting people do what they want to do? >> shocking new details of a bride a cowed of pushing her husband to death just days after they say ido. she wanted someone else dead as well. >> and a closer look at a high- tech flight simulator that is helping israel'sary force training for long range missions and why it is particularly relevant in the fox news exclusive. hello, i am in afghanistan and i want to wish my wife and daughter from a lmagoredo, new mexico happy thanksgiving. i wish i was there with you. i will be home son. go cowboys! [ grunts softly ] [ ding ] i sense you've overpacked, your stomach. try pepto
npilgrims saw it coming in maybe main and massachusetts and rhode island. it is against the law for stores to be open on thanksgiving thanks to purittan blue laws. >> i am down with the stores closed on thanksgiving. it is enough already. >> really, sourcely? >> why are you surprised? >> fro enterprise. >> people should be at home with their families. that is my little prospect and not the law on this. >> thinking of capitalism and fro markets and letting...
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in massachusetts, there aren't a lot of downs. i don't think kennedy will lose massachusetts in part because of the commitment of the kennedy family has had to what kerry talks about, public service and reforming government and the inspiration that we all experience for president kennedy and bobby kennedy and teddy about our need to become involved in these very important issues. joe's doing very, very well. young joe. and i think he has limitless future, whether in massachusetts or nationally, whatever he chooses to do. and who knows what other kennedys might come along. i think many of us, whether we're kennedys or not, have been influenced tremendously by the legacy of that family. >> can i pick up on that quickly, during teddy's funeral, there were lines, thousands, tens of thousands of people waiting to get in to see him. and we went out and shook hands with all of them. the thing that was so extraordinary is that each one had a story, not about his health care policy, but he had touched their lives. he refused to -- to go th
in massachusetts, there aren't a lot of downs. i don't think kennedy will lose massachusetts in part because of the commitment of the kennedy family has had to what kerry talks about, public service and reforming government and the inspiration that we all experience for president kennedy and bobby kennedy and teddy about our need to become involved in these very important issues. joe's doing very, very well. young joe. and i think he has limitless future, whether in massachusetts or nationally,...
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but the decision you referred to in massachusetts, ten years ago today, massachusetts game the first state to have marriage equality court imposed. and ten years ago, marriage equality was neither inevitable, nor impossible. but ten years later. one-third of the u.s. population live in states where there's marriage equality. and we've seen a sea change. it's probably the most successful political movement of our lifetime. >> they have marriage equality and mandated health care. what does massachusetts know that the rest of us don't know, right? what do you know up there? >> and mitt romney as governor. >> oh, yes. richard great to see you, sir. a big psychological hurdle crossed on wall street this morning. the dow hitting a new high. look at these numbers. jumping above that all important 16,000 benchmark. now we have the markets currently at 16,012. today's bump came after a march from the fed head janet yellen that she would keep in place. all green arrows across the board. we're back after this. ♪ money okay ladies, whenever you're ready. thank you. thank you. i got this. no, i
but the decision you referred to in massachusetts, ten years ago today, massachusetts game the first state to have marriage equality court imposed. and ten years ago, marriage equality was neither inevitable, nor impossible. but ten years later. one-third of the u.s. population live in states where there's marriage equality. and we've seen a sea change. it's probably the most successful political movement of our lifetime. >> they have marriage equality and mandated health care. what does...
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. >> we take a look at an experiment currency in massachusetts, that could be going global. [ ♪ theme ] >>> hello and welcome to al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. >> vietnam braces for typhoon haiyan. 300,000 people have been evacuated as a storm is expected to make land fall there sunday. in the philippines people are dealing with the aftermath of what is considered the worst storm on record. more than 100 people are dead after the storms struck the island on friday. leyte was the hardest hit. south-west of manila. it caused landslides, blew off roads and shut down electricity. >> for more, we are joined by mar margo ortiguez. what is the scope of the devastation? >> the full extent the government can't begin to estimate. we are seeing pictures of the worst areas - way beyond the first 24 hours since the storm hit. particularly on leyte island many homes - in fact, some witnesses are saying all the homes on that island have been destroyed. this is not a small island of fishing villages, there was a full-blown city, almost 2 million inhabitants, concrete
. >> we take a look at an experiment currency in massachusetts, that could be going global. [ ♪ theme ] >>> hello and welcome to al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. >> vietnam braces for typhoon haiyan. 300,000 people have been evacuated as a storm is expected to make land fall there sunday. in the philippines people are dealing with the aftermath of what is considered the worst storm on record. more than 100 people are dead after the storms...
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as massachusetts tries to restore faith in its criminal justice system. afternoon her sentencing, she is expected to head straight to prison. her parents will take care of her 7-year-old disabled son. massachusetts will continue to spend millions to undue the mess created in its courts. >> the scope of this is outstanding. what steps does massachusetts take to make sure it doesn't happen again? and how do you unwind what's been done here? >> some of the steps they're taking include the massachusetts state police is now taken over all forensic testing in the state. and from now on, all evidence has to be stored indefinitely. in some cases when they went to retry some of these people to fix it, they couldn't. because there wasn't enough room to store everything, evidence was destroyed. and we haven't even talked about the people who already served their time, were freed and now they didn't even get to try to repair what happened to those people if they want to go back and clear their name. >> this is a big question of supervision. how one person could do so
as massachusetts tries to restore faith in its criminal justice system. afternoon her sentencing, she is expected to head straight to prison. her parents will take care of her 7-year-old disabled son. massachusetts will continue to spend millions to undue the mess created in its courts. >> the scope of this is outstanding. what steps does massachusetts take to make sure it doesn't happen again? and how do you unwind what's been done here? >> some of the steps they're taking include...
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the memorial in boston, massachusetts. had the cornel on horse back and three rows of men marching behind. next a sixth category. the u.s. ct. united states color troops referred to by frederick douglass as the save all arm. eventually there would be 175 that made up 10% of the union army and fought in 449 engagements on land and sea. including 39 major battles. what induced those black men to enwill iin the army? perhaps by what the fliers offered. bounty of $100. good food and clothing, pay, state aid for families, medal of honor winner major sergeant major fledwood stated his reason. quote, a double purpose induced me and most others to enlist. to assist in abolishing slavery and to save the country from ruin, unquote. unveiled on july 18, 1998. the spirit of freedom and 11 foot bronze memorial. is located in the shaw section of washington, d.c., at the entrance of the youth street metro station. the monument is indescribed with names of black sailors and soldiers and their white officers who served in the segregated ri
the memorial in boston, massachusetts. had the cornel on horse back and three rows of men marching behind. next a sixth category. the u.s. ct. united states color troops referred to by frederick douglass as the save all arm. eventually there would be 175 that made up 10% of the union army and fought in 449 engagements on land and sea. including 39 major battles. what induced those black men to enwill iin the army? perhaps by what the fliers offered. bounty of $100. good food and clothing, pay,...
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i do want to say this at the outset, that my experience in massachusetts with the massachusetts health care, the so-called romney care, that was a precursor to this in many ways, i'm speaking of the affordable care act, also rolled out very, very, very slowly. that's my experience, being on the ground in massachusetts, when that plan went forward. so it was very slow in ramping up. of course, it didn't have the -- you know, the urgency of this program. it was sort of planned that way. and i also remember the medicare part "d" act which was a republican initiative also rolled out extremely slowly. and i know a lot of my seniors, i had to do 16 town halls around my district to try to tamp down the backlash because of the slowness of how that was ramped up. so this is not -- this experience is not out of line with those other two programs. and so i just wanted to make that note. i have had a chance to go out and talk to some of the outreach workers. a lot of the outreach on the affordable care act in my district is being conducted through the local community health centers. i have basical
i do want to say this at the outset, that my experience in massachusetts with the massachusetts health care, the so-called romney care, that was a precursor to this in many ways, i'm speaking of the affordable care act, also rolled out very, very, very slowly. that's my experience, being on the ground in massachusetts, when that plan went forward. so it was very slow in ramping up. of course, it didn't have the -- you know, the urgency of this program. it was sort of planned that way. and i...
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take a look at that experience in massachusetts. the senator from california talked about that earlier. during the first month of enrollment in massachusetts, 123 people signed up. in the first 30 days. by the end of the year, though, 36,000 had signed up. the number of uninsured young people went from 25% to 10% within three years. massachusetts today, because of the leadership of governor mitt romney and the cooperation of the democratic legislature in that state, has nearly universal health insurance coverage. however the roll-out wasn't without some problems, just as ours s. thours is. the current governor said there were a series of web site problems. he also said the web site was a work in progress for the first few years. there were outages during peak times and problems searching for providers. i recently met with a doctor from boston. he's one of the best. he said, people in massachusetts can't remember what it was like before. they can't remember what it was like before people had health insurance. this doctor is an oncolo
take a look at that experience in massachusetts. the senator from california talked about that earlier. during the first month of enrollment in massachusetts, 123 people signed up. in the first 30 days. by the end of the year, though, 36,000 had signed up. the number of uninsured young people went from 25% to 10% within three years. massachusetts today, because of the leadership of governor mitt romney and the cooperation of the democratic legislature in that state, has nearly universal health...
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david cotton, commissioner of banks for the commonwealth of massachusetts. he has served in that position since november 2010 seeing supervision of 2,000 banks and credit unions with assets in excess of $325 billion. mr. cotney is an active contributor to consumer protection efforts both in massachusetts and nationally. in 2013 he was elected as vice chairman of the board of directors of the conference of state bank supervisors on whose behalf he testifies here today. welcome mr. cotney. miss shasky, cavelry. >> i'm director of treasury p crime enforcement or fincen. i'm here to discuss the work doing at fincen for illicit actors to exploit u.s. financial system as technological advances such as u.s. currency create new ways to move money. recognizing the potential for abuse ofer merging new payment methods and understanding that the antimony laundering protections must keep pace with these advancements fincen began working with our partners several years ago to study the issue. here is what we learned. illicit actors might decide to use virtual currency for
david cotton, commissioner of banks for the commonwealth of massachusetts. he has served in that position since november 2010 seeing supervision of 2,000 banks and credit unions with assets in excess of $325 billion. mr. cotney is an active contributor to consumer protection efforts both in massachusetts and nationally. in 2013 he was elected as vice chairman of the board of directors of the conference of state bank supervisors on whose behalf he testifies here today. welcome mr. cotney. miss...
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president should have been doing all along and now demonizing them when he was on the stump last week in massachusetts. the insurance companies are supposed to be putting their companies up for part of the auction, exchanges where people can go and shop. however, you can't go and shop there now because the web site is gone, so all you're get something cannulation notices. so even if obamacare turns out to be not as bad as it seems, we have no idea because they weren't nearly as ready as they should have been. the president and still -- the president of health care strategies, he's a guy, he can't be intimidated, he's not involved with insurance companies. he's a consultant to them. he says this is how the president should be approaching this crisis now. >> does anyone in america think that the insurance industry would have canceled 4.2 million customers and virtually the same day if it weren't for obamacare? by the way, your 4.2 million number is an interesting one. that's what the count is up to. it's going to get much higher than that. we're going to have these cancellations going into 2014. >> so 4
president should have been doing all along and now demonizing them when he was on the stump last week in massachusetts. the insurance companies are supposed to be putting their companies up for part of the auction, exchanges where people can go and shop. however, you can't go and shop there now because the web site is gone, so all you're get something cannulation notices. so even if obamacare turns out to be not as bad as it seems, we have no idea because they weren't nearly as ready as they...
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. >>> group of kids in massachusetts rallying behind a six-year-old. danny keith. he was being picked on at school because he has a speech disorder and that's when the football team stepped in and held danny appreciation day. >> we all dressed up in suits and sponsored danny 'cause he's getting picked on bad at recess. we didn't like that. he's a band of brothers for us. >> that was a quarterback of the team who stepped up as a leader as well. it's a lesson every kid should hear. who better to tell it than six-year-old danny keith himself, along with his parents, jen and mark, and his brothers, matthew and tim and his sister, emily. good morning, you guys. thanks for being with us today. ♪ >> it is so great to have you here. this is an inspiring story because you don't always hear great stories like this. but it is one that we're proud to share. tim, you're the biggest of the brothers there. when you found out that danny was being picked on, what was your mission? what did you think was important to do? >> well, danny was getting picked on, so it didn't really ma
. >>> group of kids in massachusetts rallying behind a six-year-old. danny keith. he was being picked on at school because he has a speech disorder and that's when the football team stepped in and held danny appreciation day. >> we all dressed up in suits and sponsored danny 'cause he's getting picked on bad at recess. we didn't like that. he's a band of brothers for us. >> that was a quarterback of the team who stepped up as a leader as well. it's a lesson every kid should...
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just for the western portion o f massachusetts. it was a way to protect the area from large chain stores. >> you might not choose to go to mcdonald's but a locally owned restaurants. >> at only 25, alice's job is to convince customers to embrace berk shares. 140,000 bills are now in circulation. five banks exchange them and more than 400 businesses accept them across rural towns. >> a lot of people think this sounds crazy. >> i have to remember that sometimes. not like all hippy dippy businesses taking berkshares. they are lawyers and accountants. >> there is an encouragement to get berkshares. 20 dollars get you 20 berkslairs and 1 dollar. >> we're not unhappy to do it. >> the berkshares has even gotten international protection. half million dollar grant to start offering berkshares loans. he thinks this could help protect from things like the euro crisis. >> small and medium size crisis, so introducing this loan program within the berk shares,. >> for now, it's a way to connect with neighbors. >> now is a good time to do it. i'm
just for the western portion o f massachusetts. it was a way to protect the area from large chain stores. >> you might not choose to go to mcdonald's but a locally owned restaurants. >> at only 25, alice's job is to convince customers to embrace berk shares. 140,000 bills are now in circulation. five banks exchange them and more than 400 businesses accept them across rural towns. >> a lot of people think this sounds crazy. >> i have to remember that sometimes. not like...
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this event from the hyannis museum in massachusetts is just over an hour. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. we want to welcome you here to the john f. kennedy hyannis museum. we're very happy to have you here this evening, and we're happy to have c-span with us as well for the author, martin sandler and rob sennett, who's a past chairman of the board of trustees of the jfk hyannis museum foundation. my name is dick neats, and i'm happy to have you with us, and we're looking forward to a wonderful program, and we thank you all again. i would give you a couple of reminders, if you would. please turn your cell phones off, since we are being recorded, i understand c-span will broadcast it within the next couple of weeks, maybe on the weekend within a couple of weeks, so keep an eye out for
this event from the hyannis museum in massachusetts is just over an hour. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. we want to welcome you here to the john f. kennedy hyannis museum. we're very happy to have you here this evening, and we're happy to have c-span with us as well for the author, martin sandler and rob sennett, who's a past chairman of the board of trustees of the jfk hyannis museum foundation. my name is dick neats, and i'm happy to have you with us, and we're looking forward...
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we have the massachusetts experience, the experience of medicare part d. to the extent your timeline plays out and we have a fully functioning website within the next dirty-60 days, is that in time for what we expect to be the majority of people coming in and wanting to access the product? >> let me start with the product. i think that we are extremely pleased with the product. and i think it is important not to lose sight of that. as i said before, we had about 25% new entrants into the market, new issuers offering new plants. we had over 200 issuers and i think) 3000 products. but i will get you that specific information. -- the insurance market wants us to succeed. they see it as a the business. so, we have been pleased with the states in the competition. there have been some exceptions as we talked about before, and we want to stimulate that as time goes on. the second piece -- we have always believed that the first enrollment surge would come mid- december and the second surge would come late february/early march. there would be people who want to sig
we have the massachusetts experience, the experience of medicare part d. to the extent your timeline plays out and we have a fully functioning website within the next dirty-60 days, is that in time for what we expect to be the majority of people coming in and wanting to access the product? >> let me start with the product. i think that we are extremely pleased with the product. and i think it is important not to lose sight of that. as i said before, we had about 25% new entrants into the...
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the state of massachusetts is good to look at. the agency who buys for state employees are less expensive because they use an alternative network which means the lower networks in the market. as network design changes occur, i think we can see things really change a lot as more competition gets introduced that way. >> last question and i should have asked this of professor midic, we think about a state exchange here in california, what do you think the impact is going to be in terms of our topic about costs and i think as we went through the cpmc discussions, the only thing we agree on is everyone doesn't know what's going to happen. what do you think about it? >> in california you have a proactive value purchaser of health care. it can have a significant impact on in this market in terms of what it's going to demand of the participating health plan and the prices they have and the information they provide to their enrolled patients around helping and supporting them to make more economical decisions. the only way they're going to
the state of massachusetts is good to look at. the agency who buys for state employees are less expensive because they use an alternative network which means the lower networks in the market. as network design changes occur, i think we can see things really change a lot as more competition gets introduced that way. >> last question and i should have asked this of professor midic, we think about a state exchange here in california, what do you think the impact is going to be in terms of...
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. >> if we look at massachusetts my home state. there were only 127 some-odd people in delaware and that was a problem. we only had 123 in the state of massachusetts in the first month. it's deemed a success. it depends on the young people. are they enrolling in numbers that the president would like. absolutely not. >> in my home state you had very high numbered insured, fairly wealthy state. and it was much more competently managed than the 36 federal exchanges. it's not a one to one comparison. >> 123 in massachusetts. this is 50 states. should be at least 50 times -- >> the doctor was talking about just delaware. massachusetts has a larger percentage of population. the roll out in massachusetts was lower than people expected. this is a long game. >> i'm not going to pile on the healthercare.gov website yet. low numbers. how can there be big numbers if the website doesn't work. it's obvious you'll have low numbers because if you can't log in and sign up you won't have anybody signed up. mark, how long do we give it, i guess, is t
. >> if we look at massachusetts my home state. there were only 127 some-odd people in delaware and that was a problem. we only had 123 in the state of massachusetts in the first month. it's deemed a success. it depends on the young people. are they enrolling in numbers that the president would like. absolutely not. >> in my home state you had very high numbered insured, fairly wealthy state. and it was much more competently managed than the 36 federal exchanges. it's not a one to...
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pat nixon did. 9:00.day night live at from boston is john king stale former executive director of the massachusetts health insurance connector authority. thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure.
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>> massachusetts, i think. >> perfect. >> be careful. not good. >> there is somebody we've seen on television tangling with megyn kelly a couple of nights. you suggest ezekiel emmanuel. >> he had a meltdown on megyn kelly and said that somehow it was a self-fulfilling prophecy and that fox was responsible for the web site not going up and the numbers not working out at all. >> how did we do that? >> how about dennis mcdonough? have you heard about him? white house chief of staff. he was supposed to keep the thing on the rails and progress, monitoring. they had meetings. he was working two hours a day. obviously it was two hours too much concerning what's occurred here. got a whole list. you got mr. park, mr. chiou, miss marilyn tavenner that was running cms. harry reid, max baucus. don't ever let them touch health care again. this is the kind of straight talk that the american people are waiting to hear from the president. no one, no one, steve doocy, has been fired for the greatest screwup in american history in terms of a rollout of a
>> massachusetts, i think. >> perfect. >> be careful. not good. >> there is somebody we've seen on television tangling with megyn kelly a couple of nights. you suggest ezekiel emmanuel. >> he had a meltdown on megyn kelly and said that somehow it was a self-fulfilling prophecy and that fox was responsible for the web site not going up and the numbers not working out at all. >> how did we do that? >> how about dennis mcdonough? have you heard about him?...
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martin walsh will take over in massachusetts largest cities and labor activists. in detroit, mike duggan is set to become the city's first white mayer in nearly 40 years. chris? >> all right. let's dig into these results with two very strong political commentators. will cain, a columnist from the blaze and mark lamont hill who's from the huff post live. let's stick with virginia and new jersey, shall we? virginia, race as metaphor. what do you think as the message of why terry mcauliffe won? what happened there? >> i don't know the story, chris, is why terry mcauliffe won but why he won by so little. i told kate yesterday that i think virginia is about virginia. it's about scandal, two conflicted personalities that aren't very popular. here's the story to me. it got so close late last night. what was the final, several
martin walsh will take over in massachusetts largest cities and labor activists. in detroit, mike duggan is set to become the city's first white mayer in nearly 40 years. chris? >> all right. let's dig into these results with two very strong political commentators. will cain, a columnist from the blaze and mark lamont hill who's from the huff post live. let's stick with virginia and new jersey, shall we? virginia, race as metaphor. what do you think as the message of why terry mcauliffe...
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the very very fellow called oil to a good bridgewater badgers the fifth graders of this bridgewater massachusetts peewee football team are earning praise all around the country this week for how they showed support for their water boy six year old danny. danny dresses in suits every day because of a brain hemorrhage he had when he was born as a speech impediment but then he's teammates found out that he was being teased for the way he dresses the way talks they decided to do something extra special at least seen v.v. cover the story for local t.v. check it out. in the middle of it all day here. bridgwater quest for your water boy for the year with great football team. danny always wears a tie and jacket has some speech issues few other kids have been picking on him about that and yesterday his team dressed up to show they don't approve and we heard that guinea pig so we thought we would all have a day to dress up like danny. and to be thought we were going to al quds school i
the very very fellow called oil to a good bridgewater badgers the fifth graders of this bridgewater massachusetts peewee football team are earning praise all around the country this week for how they showed support for their water boy six year old danny. danny dresses in suits every day because of a brain hemorrhage he had when he was born as a speech impediment but then he's teammates found out that he was being teased for the way he dresses the way talks they decided to do something extra...
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i'm here today because of what i'm hearing from families in massachusetts. and i also want to thank the senator from mississippi. this is a reminder, this is something that's hitting us all around the country, this change in the flood maps. i'm here today to support my colleagues' bipartisan efforts to help homeowners across the country who are getting hit with newly revised maps and increased flood insurance premiums. families purchase flood insurance to prevent the loss of their homes in a natural disaster but now many of these families fear the price of flood insurance could be just as devastating and actually cost them their homes. i understand why congress changed the national flood program to more accurately reflect the true cost and the risks of flood damage, and i agree that over time, we need to move to a more market-based system for setting flood insurance rates. provided we adequately take into account affordability concerns for working families. these maps and rate increases are having as big an impact as a big storm. when fema released these flo
i'm here today because of what i'm hearing from families in massachusetts. and i also want to thank the senator from mississippi. this is a reminder, this is something that's hitting us all around the country, this change in the flood maps. i'm here today to support my colleagues' bipartisan efforts to help homeowners across the country who are getting hit with newly revised maps and increased flood insurance premiums. families purchase flood insurance to prevent the loss of their homes in a...
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he's of course congratulating you on becoming the new mayor of boston, massachusetts. what's your response? >> oh, my god, mr. vice president, you're the only one who thought i could be mayor of boston. you're the only one who believed in me. >> we should point out that actually happened to a guy in beantown monday night. vice president biden called the wrong guy. stick around. i have a 401k retirement plan. i started part-time, now i'm a manager. my employer matches my charitable giving. really. i get bonuses even working part-time. where i work, over 400 people are promoted every day. healthcare starting under $40 a month. i got education benefits. i work at walmart. i'm a pharmacist. sales associate. i manage produce. i work in logistics. there's more to walmart than you think. vo: opportunity. that's the real walmart. [ passenger ] airport, please. what airline? united. [ indian accent ] which airline, sir? [ passenger ] united. whoa taxi! [ british accent ] what airline, then? [ passenger ] united. all right. [ spanish ] what airline? [ passenger ] united. ♪ [ m
he's of course congratulating you on becoming the new mayor of boston, massachusetts. what's your response? >> oh, my god, mr. vice president, you're the only one who thought i could be mayor of boston. you're the only one who believed in me. >> we should point out that actually happened to a guy in beantown monday night. vice president biden called the wrong guy. stick around. i have a 401k retirement plan. i started part-time, now i'm a manager. my employer matches my charitable...
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cotney is an active contributor to consumer protection efforts both in massachusetts and nationally. in 2013 he was elected as vice chairman of the board of directors of the conference of state bank supervisors whose behalf he testifies here today. mrs., mr. cotney. miss shasky-cavalry, if you could start. >> chairman warner and merkley, rafrking members kirk and heller and members of the subcommittee. i'm jennifer s hachlt sky calvery, the director of the financial crimes enforcement network. i'm pleased to be here to i'm he discuss the work we're doing at finsen to prevent illicit actors from exploiting the u.s. financial system as technological advances such as g virtual currency create new ways to move money. recognizing the potential for abuse of emerging new payment a methods anymd understanding tha anti-money laundering l protections must keep pace with these advancements, finsen begag working with our partners several years ago to study the issue. here's what we learned.le illicit actors might decide to use virtual currency for many of the same reasons as legitimate a users b
cotney is an active contributor to consumer protection efforts both in massachusetts and nationally. in 2013 he was elected as vice chairman of the board of directors of the conference of state bank supervisors whose behalf he testifies here today. mrs., mr. cotney. miss shasky-cavalry, if you could start. >> chairman warner and merkley, rafrking members kirk and heller and members of the subcommittee. i'm jennifer s hachlt sky calvery, the director of the financial crimes enforcement...
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but as we saw in massachusetts it could become a great success. >> john terrett for us. let's go to mike viqueira at the white house. we're standing by to see the tape of the meeting between the president and iraq's prime minister neur naturey al maliki. the they'll take questions for reporters, and the tape is rolling now. let's hear the president of the united states. >> thank you, thank you. >> either that means we need to recue it or we missed it. i'm sure we didn't miss it. let's go back to you. we're expecting to hear comments from the president on the meeting of prime minister nouri al maliki, through a translator, of course, and we are expect to hear comments from the president about the shooting at l.a.x. >> reporter: right, he said we have full reports coming from inside the oval office. he's very concerned, and he has been getting updates. i don't think there is any more meat to it than that. the president has been kept abreast of anything, chiefly is the threat or potential threat to homeland security and connections in that regard. but back to this meeting w
but as we saw in massachusetts it could become a great success. >> john terrett for us. let's go to mike viqueira at the white house. we're standing by to see the tape of the meeting between the president and iraq's prime minister neur naturey al maliki. the they'll take questions for reporters, and the tape is rolling now. let's hear the president of the united states. >> thank you, thank you. >> either that means we need to recue it or we missed it. i'm sure we didn't miss...
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. >>> a massachusetts woman on a noigs protect our four legged friends. her campaign to keep the k-9 officers safe and sound. >>> a dog, a blind man and a flight attendant and the passenger revolt they triggered that actually kept the flight on the ground. that story is coming up on "world news now." >> announcer: "world news >>> we all know heros come in different shapes and sizes, and often four feet. >> one animal lover in massachusetts is trying to change it one dog at a time. here's abc's gio benitez. >> they are heros on the front line, the first on the scene. the most dangerous confrontations. >> saint paul police k-9 is dead. >> the k-9 officer. >> shot and killed the dog. >> just last month t k-9 from sacramento county shot in the chest while chasing a robbery suspect. he survived. it's a headline that officer ed meyers hears all too often. >> my partner looks out for me. i look out for my partner. >> reporter: partners that do their job without a crucial life-saving tool, a bulletproof vest. that's where sandy mar sell comes in. custom-fitted k-
. >>> a massachusetts woman on a noigs protect our four legged friends. her campaign to keep the k-9 officers safe and sound. >>> a dog, a blind man and a flight attendant and the passenger revolt they triggered that actually kept the flight on the ground. that story is coming up on "world news now." >> announcer: "world news >>> we all know heros come in different shapes and sizes, and often four feet. >> one animal lover in massachusetts...
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rates among young adults is 21% in the year prior to the passage of the law in massachusetts. that rate dropped to 8% in the after. i think it does, the experience, the survey research that we've done, the experience in massachusetts does suggest young adults will come into the market places, the numbers will help do what we're hoping they would do not only helping them but also stabilizing the market. spent so, we used all sorts of information sources to, on a weekly basis, hit the restart button. i had a meeting with my senior folks every week, looking back at what we know about enrollment, what we know about folks who were on the ground. so if we know that holding an event in the evening results in five people showing up versus launch, you get 50 people to show up, that's where our resources go. so we look at everything that's happened to not only the data we're seeing but also what we're hearing from our sisters. orienteering from brokers in community groups or on the ground. end of the week we slightly shift our strategy. and i can tell you week one at a lot of events pla
rates among young adults is 21% in the year prior to the passage of the law in massachusetts. that rate dropped to 8% in the after. i think it does, the experience, the survey research that we've done, the experience in massachusetts does suggest young adults will come into the market places, the numbers will help do what we're hoping they would do not only helping them but also stabilizing the market. spent so, we used all sorts of information sources to, on a weekly basis, hit the restart...
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look, in massachusetts, as you mentioned, the first month we had 0.3% signed up. the relevant date to focus on is the end of march where people need to be signed up to meet the mandate. that's the first time we should even pay attention. i was reflecting last night that the 123 number -- i was on the board in massachusetts and followed implementation of health care as closely as anyone. i didn't even know that number until we looked it up last month. we were just calmer and more patient about it. >> there was not that much coverage over the initial numbers as people were agt wait to see how it would take. anne, we have something on msnbc.com calling it a tweak and while it may mall pollify consu it could raise insurance costs by keeping young people out of the exchanges. anne, what is the potential impact of any of these executive or legislative fixes to the way that your organization is now recruiting young people to get on board? >> and i think this is a really important point. even with this administrative fix, the fact is going to remain that for many people w
look, in massachusetts, as you mentioned, the first month we had 0.3% signed up. the relevant date to focus on is the end of march where people need to be signed up to meet the mandate. that's the first time we should even pay attention. i was reflecting last night that the 123 number -- i was on the board in massachusetts and followed implementation of health care as closely as anyone. i didn't even know that number until we looked it up last month. we were just calmer and more patient about...
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it was in massachusetts and his base class system to kind of regulate -- and is basically a system to kind of regulate. system forlic medicaid. a lot of democrats were very keen, it should come up again. there america clinton 50 years ago -- and they remembered clinton 15 years ago. with hillary clinton supported the policy that the barack obama adopted. that was all geared up. it was market friendly. the big difference between these two approaches are from the fact that health care passed with only democratic vote. where as cap the trade had to have some republicans to replace democrats. difference is 2009, affordable care act supported by a wide range coalition centered in health care for america now. they played a big role in putting together a coalition that outside the beltway. consumer groups and community groups and church groups. pushed. included in the legislation. after scott brown was elected in massachusetts, senator edward , the pressureded from the state at the local important aas very keeping democrats from dropping health care legislation which they were about to do. i
it was in massachusetts and his base class system to kind of regulate -- and is basically a system to kind of regulate. system forlic medicaid. a lot of democrats were very keen, it should come up again. there america clinton 50 years ago -- and they remembered clinton 15 years ago. with hillary clinton supported the policy that the barack obama adopted. that was all geared up. it was market friendly. the big difference between these two approaches are from the fact that health care passed with...
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. >> but to the prototype for obama care, the massachusetts health care plan created by mr. obama's former 2012 rival, mitt romney, in that first month, in that program, slow rollout, only roughly 100 people signed up. >> virtually every resident in the commonwealth is insured today. >> health care reform in this state was a success. that doesn't mean it was perfect right away. >> officials warn, the numbers would be low. >> that doesn't include those who enrolled in state exchanges. >> the state exchanges, which are essentially set up for free by the federal government in the states that accepted them, are doing very well. >> it's cranking out people that are joining up every day. >> over the last three years, internal obstacles and bureaucratic molasses threatened the whole enterprise. >> when you go to the pulse center and find out how many residents in that state are being helped, you only shake your head as to why we aren't doing that in every state of the union. >> all of this is in place right now. it is working right now. >> if there is a way that you can insure ever
. >> but to the prototype for obama care, the massachusetts health care plan created by mr. obama's former 2012 rival, mitt romney, in that first month, in that program, slow rollout, only roughly 100 people signed up. >> virtually every resident in the commonwealth is insured today. >> health care reform in this state was a success. that doesn't mean it was perfect right away. >> officials warn, the numbers would be low. >> that doesn't include those who enrolled...
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. >> and football season canceled in massachusetts. michael eaves explains why in sports ahead onal jazeera america. seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story next only on al jazeera america >> when was the last time your road trip took you from tucson to las vegas. it's an eight hour journey and one that is virtual. stay with me here. but it raises real money for some really special kids. so here to tell us all about the desert bus and it's mission is alan schafler in british columbia. it's all yours. >> reporter: tony, here we go. we're talking about the desert bus for hope. we'll pan to the right. and show you who is driving right now. and there is the screen from the desert bus co-opted by a comedy troupe and their extended family and friends to create a huge fundraiser a wildly pop lay event reaching all over the world. they
. >> and football season canceled in massachusetts. michael eaves explains why in sports ahead onal jazeera america. seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story next only on al jazeera america >> when was the last time your road trip took you from tucson...
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the original colonies in america, jamestown, massachusetts bay were founded icontractors that came here to trade, to establish new trade routes, look for gold to grow tobacco. they were protected like blackwater was. >> i'm sorry we're out of time. i think we could have a four-hour conversation that would be interesting to watch, for me. >> happy to have it. read the book, you'll get a good education. >> i'm getting the book. downloading it today. >>> stripping republicans of the power to block obama's nominees. here's what the president once said about this idea. >> that doesn't serve anyone's best interest and it certainly isn't what the patriots who founded this democracy had in mind. >> ooh, the patriots are opposed to it and not the football team. anne coulter here to weigh in and looking for the perfect christmas present? george bush may have the right one. we'll tell what you it is. no one could hav left this much money here. whoo-hoo-hoo! yet many seniors whoompare medicare d plans realize they can save hundreds of dollars. cvs/pharmacy wants to help you save on medicare expense
the original colonies in america, jamestown, massachusetts bay were founded icontractors that came here to trade, to establish new trade routes, look for gold to grow tobacco. they were protected like blackwater was. >> i'm sorry we're out of time. i think we could have a four-hour conversation that would be interesting to watch, for me. >> happy to have it. read the book, you'll get a good education. >> i'm getting the book. downloading it today. >>> stripping...
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massachusetts government governor romney made them the center piece of his law. president obama despite the fact in the election he was opposed to the mandate recognized it was a system that had worked well in massachusetts with us covering two-thirds of uninsured citizens. he changed his views, adopted the mandate. once he put his name to it, suddenly they disliked it. when governor romney signed this law, on the stage with him was a speaker from the heritage foundation talking about what a victory it is. now it's the devil's work. now it's just ugly partisan politics. >> let me start with this question. among the president's problems are that he again and again said if you have an insurance policy and most people thought they had a good insurance policy thought they could be left alone. they bought that on their own. now they're being told by their insurance companies that those policies aren't going to exist anymore. what do you think was wrong if you didn't think anything was wrong and the way the president said you'd be left alone with no paperwork if you ha
massachusetts government governor romney made them the center piece of his law. president obama despite the fact in the election he was opposed to the mandate recognized it was a system that had worked well in massachusetts with us covering two-thirds of uninsured citizens. he changed his views, adopted the mandate. once he put his name to it, suddenly they disliked it. when governor romney signed this law, on the stage with him was a speaker from the heritage foundation talking about what a...
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john kingsville who ran the program for massachusetts. vewashington journal" li every morning at 7:00 eastern. >> there are some serious dollars in women's studies. most departments include their ideological, academic courses. ideologically fervent to statistically challenged hard- liners set the tone. all that i have ever seen. a change of plans. conservative women's, moderate women, libertarian women, religious women left out. >> late century contentment is him -- feminism have led critics to label her as antifeminist. sunday, december first, your questions for the author. 54 three hours beginning at noon eastern. looking ahead to the new year, join mark levin january 5. in-depth, the first sunday of every month on c-span2. >> every weekend since 1998, book to be has brought you the -- non--fiction authors. > the fact that such women exist, it is not the way i would do it. i took 20 of maternity leave. i feel like that is the growing number -- that is the kind of woman that there can be space for. the fact that there are some stay-at-ho
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commonwealth rather of massachusetts? >> you know, once again, not to pick bones but i think we didn't think of it as disappointing at the time. we have a year to get this going and worry about it at the end of the year. i don't think it's big website problems. we had low numbers not because the website didn't work, but because people said look, the deadline to sign up is december 31st, i'll sign up before then. here people are saying the deadline is march 31st, i'll sign up then. we all wish the website worked better, the numbers would be higher but no need to panic. it's the nature of our political system to make too big a deal out of these numbers. >> professor gruber there are millions of individuals whose plans are being canceled right now because they don't meet the standard, what obama care mandates these health care plans offer in terms of mental health coverage, in terms of lab tests, in terms of maternity care, et cetera, i understand the argument to make these plans better, but millions of americans are having
commonwealth rather of massachusetts? >> you know, once again, not to pick bones but i think we didn't think of it as disappointing at the time. we have a year to get this going and worry about it at the end of the year. i don't think it's big website problems. we had low numbers not because the website didn't work, but because people said look, the deadline to sign up is december 31st, i'll sign up before then. here people are saying the deadline is march 31st, i'll sign up then. we all...